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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-21

End of Jezebel’s Baalism in Judah (11:1-21)Ahaziah, king of Judah, had been assassinated the day of Jehu’s revolt (see 9:27). His mother Athaliah showed herself a true daughter of Jezebel when she killed all her grandchildren (except one who escaped), seized the throne, and established her mother’s Baalism in Judah. The one who escaped was the baby Joash, who was rescued by his aunt (a princess married to the high priest; 2 Chronicles 22:11) and hidden for six years in the temple (11:1-3).When... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 11:21

3. Jehoash’s good reign in Judah 11:21-12:21With the beginning of Jehoash’s reign, Judah began to enjoy over 100 years of consecutive leadership by four men whom the writer of Kings judged good. None of these four (Jehoash, Amaziah, Azariah, and Jotham) was as good for Judah as Asa and Jehoshaphat had been, or as Hezekiah or Josiah would be. Nevertheless, together they provided the longest continuous span of God-approved leadership in Judah’s history. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:1-21

The Usurpation of Athaliah and Preservation of Joash1. Athaliah] She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel (2 Kings 8:18, 2 Kings 8:26), possessed her mother’s high courage, and, like her, was a devoted worshipper of Baal. Her position as queenmother she would naturally lose on the accession of Ahaziah’s son, the deceased monarch’s wife becoming queen-mother in her stead. She, therefore, took measures to place herself on the throne by removing all rivals, and then proceeded to make the worship... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 11:21

(21) Seven years old was Jehoash.—The Hebrew editions connect this verse with chapter 12. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-21

ATHALLAH(B.C. 842-836)JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH(B.C. 836-796)2 Kings 11:1-21; 2 Kings 12:1-21"Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n’oubliez jamais, Que les rois dans le ciel ont un juge severe, L’innocence un vengeur, et les orphelins un pere!"- RACINE, "Athalie.""Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind’s sway, That, hushed in grim repose, expects its evening prey."- GRAY.BEFORE we follow the destinies of the House of Jehu we must revert to Judah, and watch... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 11:1-21

3. Athaliah and Jehoiada’s Revival CHAPTER 11 1. Athaliah’s wicked reign (2 Kings 11:1-3 ; 2 Chronicles 22:10-12 ) 2. Joash (Jehoash) proclaimed king (2 Kings 11:4-12 ; 2 Chronicles 23:1-11 ) 3. The death of Athaliah (2 Kings 11:13-16 ; 2 Chronicles 23:12-15 ) 4. Jehoiada’s revival (2 Kings 11:17-21 ; 2 Chronicles 23:16-21 ) Athaliah, the wicked daughter of a wicked pair (Ahab and Jezebel), the widow of Joram, King of Judah, Jehoshaphat’s son and the mother of Ahaziah, who had... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:1-21

ATHALIAH SEIZES CONTROL OF JUDAH (vv.1-3) The fact that Jehu did not kill Athaliah left Judah exposed to the wickedness of this cruel daughter of Jezebel. Since her son had been killed, she herself killed her grandchildren, so that none of them could rule (v.1). However, she missed one of these, Joash the son of Ahaziah, who was hidden by his aunt, Jehosheba the sister of Ahaziah. Joash was only a year old at the time and was cared for by a nurse in secret (vv.2-3). The condition of Judah... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-21

A CENTURY OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH JOASH OF JUDAH (2 Kings 11-12) The chief events of this reign are the rescue of the infant king from the murderous grandmother (2 Kings 11:1-3 ); the coup d’etat of the high priest by which he was raised to the throne (2 Kings 11:4-16 ); the reforms of the high priest as regent of the kingdom (2 Kings 11:17-21 ); the repairing of the temple by the king (2 Kings 12:1-16 ); the surrender to the Syrians (2 Kings 12:17-18 ); and the king’s assassination (2 Kings... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Kings 11:1-21

2 Kings 11:0 1. And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw [as to the evil influence of Athaliah on her husband Jehoram, see chap. 2 Kings 8:18 , 2Ki 8:26 , 2 Kings 8:27 . By her ambition and her cruelty she shows herself a worthy daughter of Jezebel] that her son [Ahaziah (chap. 2Ki 9:27 )] was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal [Heb., seed of the kingdom]. 2. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram. sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 11:17-21

Observe, in the death of Baal's priest, how human sacrifice suited their idol worship. For as Moses said, they sacrificed to devils, not to God. Deuteronomy 32:17 . read more